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Server Outage (2022-02-11)

posted by martyb on Saturday February 12 2022, @07:00PM   Printer-friendly
from the Were-Baaaack! dept.

Our servers are back up!

Earlier today (about 12 hours before this story), our site had a server crash. Early attempts to restart things (bouncing fluorine and hydrogen) were unsuccessful. (Thanks chromas and janrinok for your efforts!)

Fortunately, the system is usually lightly-loaded at this time, so relatively few people were affected.

Then mechanicjay came on the scene and was able to restart helium and neon. Then the rest of the servers for the site successfully came on-line.

Through it all, we retained access to IRC (thanks Deucalion!) and e-mail (thanks audioguy!).

There may be some lingering hiccups as slashd (which handles scheduled tasks -- think cron) plods through those tasks in due time.

We thank you for your patience during this time and send our thanks to all who notified us (politely!) about the outage on IRC and through e-mails.

Please join me in thanking all those who lent a hand through this period! You ROCK! =)

We return you to your regularly-scheduled stories.
--martyb

 
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  • (Score: 5, Interesting) by Common Joe on Sunday February 13 2022, @04:08AM (1 child)

    by Common Joe (33) <common.joe.0101NO@SPAMgmail.com> on Sunday February 13 2022, @04:08AM (#1220928) Journal

    ... so relatively few people were affected.

    Only us second rate users in Europe then. Long day of 500 errors. I had to do actual stuff!

    I had to laugh at this statement. I'm one of the people living in Europe and also had to find "actual stuff" to do for a bit.

    To martyb (who emailed me back with an update) and the rest of the volunteers: The site being down was no biggie. We the users know this site is run by volunteers. I'm always very grateful (and in awe) for the efforts that are put in. SoylentNews is still one of the best places on the Internet (the best?) where I feel most at home. I sometimes read a bit of Slashdot or Gizmodo or Ars Technica or Reddit or plenty of other places. None of them really feel like home to me like SoylentNews does. So, a hearty big thank you to the volunteers and the other users on this site who help me feel that way.

    For years, I've wished that I could help more by donating financially and donating time. Alas, for the moment, that is not to be. [Checking wallet.] Well... actually, I seem to have a couple of extra bucks this month. How unusual. I'll see if my spouse has plans for that when she wakes up and if not, I'll donate.

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  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by martyb on Sunday February 13 2022, @04:25AM

    by martyb (76) Subscriber Badge on Sunday February 13 2022, @04:25AM (#1220932) Journal

    Thanks for that! It truly is a labor of love. Love, most especially, for the sense of community here.

    I found your very kind works most encouraging and appreciated.

    May we continue to earn your trust and support in the years ahead!

    --
    Wit is intellect, dancing.